Conservation and Development in Costa Rica Credit Hours: 3 Effects of conservation and development in coastal Guanacaste Province. Students will visit national parks, resorts, and local communities to examine conservation and development issues. Course assignments will focus on integrating what students are learning experientially with literature on the political ecology of conservation and development. The course will include an extended field experience and series of lectures combined with seminars, presentations, and/or student projects. Find Instructors / Syllabi on the UGA Bulletin Prerequisites: Permission of department Level: Graduate Undergraduate